Asia

March 30, 2017 @ 7:53 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kreditech Group subsidiary, LLC MFC  Kreditech Russia, received the status of a Microfinance Company (MFC) from the Central Bank of Russia. A new federal law in Russia aims to make the microfinance market transparent and understandable and requires MFC status for all alternative lending companies operating in… Read More

March 29, 2017 @ 9:57 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market is the largest in the world, but recently the industry has come under increased regulation from the Chinese government. Just a month ago, the China Banking Regulatory Authority (CBRA) imposed a new policy that would require all P2P lenders to appoint… Read More

March 28, 2017 @ 10:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

FundedHere announced on Tuesday it is opening its crowdfunding platform to mass affluent investors in Singapore while planning to expand into Malaysia and Indonesia. According to FundedHere, it will begin offering crowdfunded equity or lending opportunities to private investors other than accredited investors, which are defined as individuals… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 9:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Trulioo, an on-demand global identity verification company, has expanded coverage to the Republic of Korea with its GlobalGateway platform. GlobalGateway was created to help businesses comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) rules and has evolved to support a diverse range of identity… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 3:38 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

A Chinese startup has announced that it is in the process of creating new software that will render loan officers obsolete. They plan to use data-mining algorithms to offer 24/7 automatic credit available from anywhere. Yongqianbao, which literally translates as “needing money pal”, solution is… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

In what is being described as Shanghai’s “first and high profile” peer to peer lending fraud case, 41 people associated with Baiyin Wealth Co. have been imprisoned according to China News. The case included the theft of approximately 700 million yuan or about USD $10.2… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 12:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit, announced on Monday it is launching its online money transfer services in Japan. This news comes less than a week after the company announced its launch in Hawaii and customers in Japan will now be able to send money to family and friends worldwide, using… Read More

March 27, 2017 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is continuing its push to collaborate with financial regulators around the world to improve Fintech innovation and collaboration. MAS today announced a cooperation agreement with the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés… Read More

March 26, 2017 @ 12:05 pm By Jonathan Nieh  |  

  KMPG just released part one of its Changing Landscape of Disruptive Technologies 2017 publication series, Global Technology Innovation Hubs. In the report, KPMG discusses the cities, countries, people and companies that are driving innovative development around the world. The report is based on data… Read More

March 26, 2017 @ 11:10 am By Xu Gao  |  

China Development Forum 2017 Talked About Systematic Risk in Fintech Industry The annual session of China Development Forum 2017, organized by the China Development Research Foundation, was hosted by the Development Research Center of the State Council of China on March 18-20, 2017 at the… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 3:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Jirnexu, a Malaysia-based fintech startup, announced this week it has secured $1.5 million during its Series A funding round, which was led by existing investor DMP with participation from Gobi Partners and OSK Ventures International Board. The company stated that it enables banks, insurance companies,… Read More

March 23, 2017 @ 8:05 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

The total number of venture-backed deals to fintech companies in South East Asia (i.e. Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) reached record highs in 2016 according to data released by CB Insights recently. Deals Up, Dollars Down 2016 saw 71 total deals in the… Read More

March 22, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday, the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) signed Decision No.328/QĐ-NHNN to establish SBV Steering Committee on Fintech. According to the bank, the Steering Committee on Fintech will be led by Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh and Deputy Director of SBV Payment… Read More

March 21, 2017 @ 10:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Austrade, the Australian government trade commission for exporters and information for companies wanting to do business with Australia, is in China this week. A delegation of Aussie representatives are in Shenzhen and Shanghai sizing up Fintech opportunites.. Austrade says the emergence of China’s vibrant Fintech… Read More

March 20, 2017 @ 12:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, IBM announced the launch of its new developer tools specifically for financial services, which is known as the IBM Cloud for Financial Services. The new tools will notably offer the “essential building blocks” for financial services app creations. IBM reported that over 100,000… Read More

March 18, 2017 @ 1:01 pm By Xu Gao  |  

Highlights of China’s central bank’s briefing on financial reform & development Last Friday, the People’s Bank of China briefed media on China’s financial reform and developments on the sidelines of the Two Sessions in Beijing.‍ Officials attending the press conference included: Zhou Xiaochuan: Governor of… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based Fintech startup Invictus has partnered with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to leverage their cloud and blockchain tech to power their order, logistic and payment platform (OLP). Invictus will also be working with the IBM “Bluemix Garage” in Singapore to design a distributed ledger (DLT) platform prototype on the… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ethis Ventures, a Singapore-based Islamic crowdfunding platform, has joined the United Nations Global Compact as a signatory. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative that assists companies in aligning strategic operations with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption…. Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (CEFIF), a venture fund investing in growth-stage fintech companies in China and globally created by peer-to-peer lender CreditEase, announced at LendIt USA  in New York it  had made investment in three new Fintech firms. According to the fund, the three investments included… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 9:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited announced its international FinTech accelerator program, Bangkok Bank InnoHub in partnership with corporate innovation partner Nest. The 12-week intensive program will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, aiming to exemplify the bank’s drive to inspire innovation and solidify its commitment to innovative new technologies. As the country’s leading… Read More